Hi everyone! Here is the monthly update for Himeko Sutori, October 2018.
We decided to try a new development philosophy this month. Whereas before we tried to deliver small, highly polished levels each month, we are now trying to block out large sections of the game and then adding detail later. With this new approach we are trying to get the game fully playable from start to finish as fast as possible.
We think this approach was very successful, and we'd like for you to take a look for yourselves:
We last left our heroes waiting on the other side of this portal.
And now we set off on another trek through the dangerous Shadowlands.
We make our way to South Point Crossing.
And through the next gate, we find ourselves in an entirely new environment.
There will be many new adventures waiting for you out in the snow.
The spires of the Icy Reach will be the staging area for your ultimate assault against the Scholars of Candle and Sword.
The areas we've shown you here will be fully traversable in-game as soon as we upload the next patch. The towns lack shops and NPCs, and we have not yet added unique battle maps for the new zones. But the hardest and most time-consuming work is out of the way. Next month we will rough-in the final areas of the game. And then we begin adding the required detail, including new battle maps, shops, NPCs (including the NPCs and recruitable heroes named after our backers), and the dialog and cutscenes to move the story along.
Along the way we will also keep adding new equipment and crafting recipes. We have finished the first few tiers of all the weapons and armor, and we are finally starting to create the most powerful weapons to be found.
Here is a small preview of some of the more powerful equipment you'll find.
Development on Himeko Sutori is taking much more time and effort than I ever imagined, but it is moving slowly towards completion. From here, we think we can see light at the end of the tunnel. It has been a pleasure working on Himeko Sutori for you. We look forward to handing you the finished product.
That's all for now, but we will be back next month with more updates. Take care. And thank you for your ongoing support for Himeko Sutori.